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ANAHEIM -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (14-6-5) will put on the ice against the Boston Bruins on Monday night at Honda Center as they try to stop a two-game slide. Frederik Andersen (10-4-4, 2.37 GAA, .915 SV%) will back in for a 12th consecutive start after being pulled Saturday in San Jose following five goals allowed on 19 shots. Igor Bobkov was recalled from Norfolk (AHL) to back up Andersen as Jason LaBarbera (upper body) hurt himself in relief against the Sharks. The Ducks could soon get some more help on the blue line as Clayton Stoner (mumps) skated and said he hopes to return Wednesday against Philadelphia. Mark Fistric was back on the ice, wearing a full clear shield and cage for protection after getting struck by a shot during a recent practice. Eric Brewer will play in his second game since being acquired from Tampa Bay on Friday. Francois Beauchemin (broken finger), Ben Lovejoy (broken finger), Dany Heatley (groin) and John Gibson (groin) remain out. The Ducks are playing their third game in four nights and won't have consecutive days off again until they return from their upcoming weekend road trip to Minnesota and Winnipeg.

ANAHEIM - Another home game for the Ducks meant another win. As it has been all season.

The Ducks continued their remarkable run at Honda Center on Tuesday night, using three power-play goals to roll past the Boston Bruins 5-2 before an announced overflow crowd of 17,238.

Mathieu Perreault got his first two-goal game with the Pacific Division-leading Ducks (32-8-5), who also got scores from Corey Perry, Andrew Cogliano and Nick Bonino to improve to 18-0-2 at home.

Jonas Hiller was brilliant in the first period and finished with 30 saves to win his 12th consecutive start. Daniel Paille and Dougie Hamilton scored for Boston (28-13-2).

Perreault lit the scoreboard first with a one-time shot to convert Teemu Selanne's pass with Hamilton serving a holding minor in the second peeriod. The assist was Selanne's first point in six games and just his fifth in his last 25.

ANAHEIM -- Here is the expected lineup the Ducks (31-8-5) will put on the ice against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at Honda Center as they attempt to win their fourth straight games and 14th out of last 15. Defenseman Bryan Allen has been playing with a foot injury that will now keep him out of the lineup and likely put him on injured reserve. Kyle Palmieri and Tim Jackman will sit tonight while Patrick Maroon and Mathieu Perreault jump back in. Jonas Hiller (20-4-4, 2.42 GAA, .911 SV%) goes for his 12th consecutive victory.

ANAHEIM -- The Ducks host Boston on Tuesday night as they attempt to win for the 14th time in their last 15 games.

There is one person who would like to see them come out with a strong first period. It hasn't happened in a number of recent games.

"We talk about it every day," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "We’re very well aware that we haven’t been playing good in the first 10 mintues of the last two games. And that has to change if we want to be a complete team."

The stirring 4-3 comeback win over Vancouver on Sunday provided one of the season's most thrilling moments with Corey Perry's last-second overtime goal. But the Ducks had to also rally from a 2-0 first-period deficit after a miserable first 20 minutes.

And there was a sloppy first period against Edmonton the game before. And a bad first against San Jose before that. And another one against the Sharks ...

Teams often talk about the buzzword that is the process. There is an ending point but the means to a desirable end can define that team.

The Ducks lost on the TD Garden scoreboard Thursday night, the Boston Bruins ultimately walking out of the arena with a 3-2 decision won by a shootout.

Perhaps the Ducks gained something in the process. It was them who largely dictated just how much the Bruins – the team that advance all the way to the Stanley Cup final – would have to work in order to pull out their win.

BOSTON -- Zdeno Chara scored a tying goal late in the third period and Jarome Iginla scored the only one in the shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Ducks on Thursday night.

The Ducks (10-3-1) saw their three-game winning streak end when Ryan Getzlaf hit the post on his shootout attempt after Nick Bonino and Corey Perry each lost the puck on their tries before a sellout crowd at TD Garden.

Iginla beat Jonas Hiller clean on the glove side to spoil a fine overall effort by the Ducks. Hiller and Boston netminder Tuukka Rask each made 21 saves through regulation and overtime.

Devante Smith-Pelly scored his first goal of the season and Mathieu Perreault gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead in the second. Smith-Pelly and Perreault also assisted on each other's goals.

Chara spoiled the Ducks' chance to win in regulation as he used his 6-foot-9 frame to shield off Cam Fowler down low and banged in a pass from David Krejci down low past Hillerwith 2:50 left.

Speculation has it that the Ducks have been one of the handful of teams that have driven the NHL lockout into its 11th week but there's been little beyond informative educated guesses to prove if that is indeed true.

The Ducks surely don't want a $1 million fine from the commissioner's office for discussing their role during this work stoppage and league owners have never been known for throwing open their financial books for the public to see. Beyond what owner Henry Samueli says publicly about his sports business -- and that's a rarity -- we won't truly know how the club does on the bottom line.

Forbes magazine, which deals with the business of money, took its most recent stab at determining how much NHL teams are worth and concluded that the Ducks have a value of $192 million. It certainly is well above the $75 million that the Samuelis paid in 2005 when they bought the team, but that doesn't take into account how much they've spent or made in revenue over the last seven years.

But the $192 million only puts the Ducks at 21st in the NHL, ranking just behind the New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets and above the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning. The franchise, according to Forbes, was worth $184 million in 2011 and ranked 19th, $188 million and 18th in 2010 but that's down from $202 million and 14th in 2009.

The publication also lists the Ducks as having brought in $91 million of revenue in 2011-12 but took a $10.8 million operational loss last season that was the fourth-largest in the league. A poor record and no postseason along with no NBA team sharing the Honda Center were cited as key reasons.

Joel Ward is a hockey player who scored the kind of goal that millions who have played the sport dream about.

His Game 7 score in overtime on Wednesday lifted the Washington Capitals to a stunning 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins, eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champions on the road at TD Garden. If you've ever met Ward or talked with him and know his story, he is the type of person you'd be happy to see have such an unforgettable moment.

Ward is also black. His decisive goal had one fan base rejoicing and another revolting but the fact that he simply has darker skin that his teammates or the majority of opponents he faces was apparently enough to have a number of "fans" unleash their racist venom upon him.

SB Nation and Black Sports Online collected a number of other posts from different Twitter accounts, most of them including the n-word when referring to Ward. The veteran winger's parents are from Barbados and migrated to Toronto. [Note: The language is strong and very offensive.]

ANAHEIM -- Ryan Getzlaf and Bruce Boudreau were among those who took issue with Matt Beleskey's apparent tying goal that was disallowed in the third period of the Ducks' eventual 3-2 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. Referees Brad Watson and Rob Martell did not respond to pool reporter's request for comment on the play but pointed to Rule 69 in the NHL rule book.

Under section 5B of Table 18, it states a situation where "An attacking player skates in front of the goalkeeper, well inside the crease, at the same time a goal is being scored. The attacking player remains in motion and, in the judgment of the Referee, maintains a significant position in the crease impairing the goalkeeper's ability to defend his goal." The result is the goal is disallowed and announcement should be, "No goal due to interference with the goalkeeper."